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I was playing around with the WebSDR.org site using a web based sdr radio to listen to how my HF audio is sounding. On the site, you can access a number of web based SDR receiver around the world and listen to your own signal (or any signal) on quite a few bands. All you need is to have JAVA enabled on your web browser. There can be a slight delay, up to 30 seconds or so. Very fun stuff!
73
Mark Evans
KE6O

At April’s meeting we are going to have a Hot Dog meeting. We will be raising money for the club It will $5.00 per meal which will include a hot dog soda and and chips. Hope to see you at the meeting.

Here’s a show you can watch on your computer if you have a reasonably good internet connection:

This Week In Tech, now features a weekly show called “HamNation” hosted by Bob Heil.  Each week Bob has different guests, usually Gordo  (Gordon West) and always features ham radio related topics.  Find it here:  http://twit.tv/hn

After the show, a Dstar net on reflector 014 discusses the show and related subjects.  If you have a dongle, or a Dstar radio you are welcome to join in.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SHARE THE MAGIC OF HF BROADCASTING AND AMATEUR
RADIO TO A WORLD WIDE LISTENING AUDIENCE.

YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL IN AND SHARE WITH A HUGE GLOBAL RADIO
AUDIENCE.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO

YOUR FAVORITE MODES KHZ

YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB AND ITS ACTIVITIES

YOUR PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN AMATEUR RADIO THIS SATURDAY Feb 11
at 4 PM CENTRAL

FROM 4 – 6 PM / 2200 – 2400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 9990 KHZ

FROM 6 – 10 PM / 2400 – 0400 UTC THE FREQUENCY IS 5085 KHZ

THE CALL IN NUMBER IS 615-547-9520

It is not very often that you can hear a new HF shortwave radio
station sign on the air. WTWW a new International Shortwave Radio
facility just outside of Nashville, TN is launching a new transmitter
this Saturday with a broadcast we are calling “This Is Only A
Test” starting at 4 pm Central Standard Time. This is a 100,000 watt
transmitter running into a full size rhombic antenna.

This is a global radio event with radios being tuned in all over the
world.

The QSO radio show has requested that we could air this broadcast as
a amateur radio event to promote amateur radio along with shortwave
listening. Why? Well, the shortwave listening audience is huge.

The typical shortwave radio listener is a great potential candidate
for amateur radio.

There are more than 1.5 billion shortwave receivers in use worldwide,
the BBC estimates that at any given moment, over 200 million sets are
tuned to shortwave broadcasts.

This is the second time WTWW has allowed us to conduct this kind of
broadcast on a powerful new shortwave facility.

The purpose of this broadcast is to demonstrate HF communications and
to put radio amateurs on the air to a worldwide audience to tell their
story.

This is not a commercial venture in any way.

So spread the word to all of your amateur radio friends and call us
on Saturday on “This Is Only A Test” and talk to the world about
Amateur Radio!

Thanks and 73

Ted Randall

QSO Radio Show

http://www.qsoradioshow.com
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In the December 2011 Issue of QST there is a review for the Flex-1500 software defined HF rig. I was re-reading the article as I am contemplating buying one of these rigs and I stumbled upon this link that I missed the first time around. Sherweng Engineering in Denver CO has published receiver test data for 50 or so ham radio HF rigs. I was surprised at where a few radios placed but not surprised to see where my Icom 706 mk2g landed … # 27 I have always said that my 706 is a “good” radio that does everything fairly well but isn’t great at anything. Take a look and see how your rig placed … and look at what rig is at number 2 on the list!

http://sherweng.com/table.html

73! Mark